elector

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) chooser, selector
  2. (declension-3) voter, elector

Concepts

Synonyms

princeps elector

princeps elector imperii

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[eːˈɫeːk.tɔr]
Etymology

From ēligō (“to choose, pick out”) + -tor (agentive suffix) from ex- (“out”) + legō (“to gather, collect”) from Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω (eklégō).

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